Spring Social Conference
On 10-11 March representatives of trade unions, NGOs, and social networks from 15 EU countries got together for the first Spring Social Conference, in which also EAPN participated.
ETUI-EPSU Conference – Austerity, economic governance reforms and social policies in Europe
EAPN’s Policy Coordinator Sian Jones, gave a presentation on the social impact of austerity measures at The European Trade Union Institute and the European Public Sector Unions joint conference on Austerity, economic governance reforms and social policies in Europe in Brussels.
EAPN cosigns letter to President Sarkozy on Taxation of Financial Sector
Along with over 100 NGOs and networks of NGOs, EAPN has signed a letter addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, encouraging him to organise a high-level conference on the taxation of the financial sector.
Is the European project moving backwards? – EAPN position paper
{jathumbnail}Governments’ austerity measures have only been worsening an already dramatic situation, shows EAPN’s new report on the social impact of the crisis and of the recovery policies in 2010. Read more.
Social Watch: Time for Action – Responding to Poverty, Social Exclusion and Inequality in Europe and Beyond
{jathumbnail}Civil society activists call for European minimum social standards – According to the second European Social Watch Report, launched on 1 February, the EU has failed to address poverty and social exclusion within Europe and abroad.
Fighting poverty is not only about unemployment rates!
{jathumbnail}The draft Joint Employment Report (JER) and the Annex of the Annual Growth Survey miss out tackling growing inequalities
EAPN publishes today its response to the The draft Joint Employment Report (JER) and the Annex of the Annual Growth Survey dealing with the implementation of the Employment Guidelines, which were released by the European Commission on 13 January.
EAPN attends the World Social Forum in Dakar
Yota Arvaniti, Executive Member from Greece and Fintan Farrell Director, attended on behalf of EAPN the World Social Forum recently held in Dakar, Senegal.
EAPN, a key actor in shaping the future of Cohesion Policy
EAPN published its response to the Fifth Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion of the European Commission on 28 January, calling for social inclusion and the fight against Poverty to be a binding priority…
EAPN reacts to Annual Growth Survey: First steps in Europe 2020 Strategy ignore inclusive growth
This week, the European Commission launched the “European Semester” by publishing the Annual Growth Survey, Draft Employment Report and Progress Report on the Europe 2020 Strategy.
EAPN sends key messages to the Citizens’ Agora on Poverty and Crises
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The social impact of the crisis and recovery policies on poverty
The current financial and economic crises and the different forms of poverty are the key issues at the third Citizens’ Agora at the European Parliament on 27 and 28 January, with civil society representatives, including EAPN, who presents 5 key messages to this Agora…